Defensive pens

This is a discussion on Defensive pens within the Defensive Knives & Other Weapons forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; In the quest to have a variety of things at my disposal if the time were to ever happen(God forbid) I have been looking at ...

Defensive pens

In the quest to have a variety of things at my disposal if the time were to ever happen(God forbid) I have been looking at several Items for self defense. I have mentioned many of them here since becoming a member. (This sight is great by the way).

I am looking at the Mil-Tac TDP-1 pen as an impact tool designed by Elishewitz it is made from AirCraft grade Aluminum. I am looking at this not only cause you can always use a pen but because I can carry this all the time and it does'nt look dangerous. Before I spend the 90.00 to get it does anyone have one? How do you like it? Does it seem like a viable tool. I would love to get the Henderer but that is 300.00 and a bit out of my price range.

I like the pen that shoots a 22 lr, Oh wait that is James Bond stuff? Does this pen have a knife blade? I have seen some that have a hidden knife for a few bucks from SMKW. In reality any pen can be used as a plunt weapon. I think I could find better areas to spend a C note, but that's me.

Letting go of a bill for a pen seems a bit out of range. It would be nice to have something for defensive purposes that isn't out of ones normally carried items though. A pen is one of those things that no one would blink at. This one just has a different look than something you would buy at Wal-Mart, so it wouldn't look out of place, but still be handy if you have to go mano a mano.

The Mil-Tac is along the same lines as Rick Hinderer's Modular Kubobaton, with pen attachment. You can spend $300 for the boxed pen set, or about $210, by ordering the baton body, and pen attachments seperately from Rick's site, IIRC.

I guess I would say, if you live in a decidedly NPE, it is $ well spent. No "factory" pens compare to the gouging, hammering and wrenching you can do with either of these. I've had the Hinderer, and EDC both a Rotring and Parker stainless steel pen, so I do have some basis for comparison.

I was looking at this as a tool I can carry in areas that I can't have a gun or knife such as a Airliner and some fed buildings. I will have to look at the cross pens as a possible alternative. Thank you.

I have carried steel pens for this reason. I would not carry an aluminum one for this reason. The logic is driving an impact weapon into soft tissue. Start looking for free pens until you find a few steel ones. A magnet will stick to steel. Try driving a few into a 2x4 board with a hammer. It wont work as good as a steel nail but it will work better than an aluminum pen. I found my best one at a security agency when I stopped in to interview someone. They were advertising type promotional pens.Carried them for years. Very discrete and no I never put one into soft tissue in a confrontation. But your thinking tactical, and collecting tools. Good for you. The best tools are really simple and easy to use, because you thought about it.